The National Football League implemented new kickoff rules ahead of the 2025 season, hoping to see the rate of kickoff returns increase dramatically. The results paid off, with NFL kickoff stats for ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots special-teams captain Matthew Slater, who has represented the AFC in the Pro Bowl each of the past five seasons, gave a passionate defense Thursday for ...

There were 1,157 more kickoff returns this season, which led to an increase in concussions. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images A year after its players experienced a historically low number of concussions, ...

The NFL’s dynamic kickoff was introduced in 2024, with the rule makers changing the way that games were restarted. That naturally led to some confusion ahead of the season about how it would all play ...